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Pennridge Regional Police Commission approves $150,377.22 in bills; discusses staffing and building costs
Summary
The commission approved a consent agenda including $150,377.22 in payments, heard Chief Paul T. Dickinson Jr. outline shifting crime patterns and future resource needs, and agreed to move into an executive session on personnel. Commissioner Jay Keyser requested cost-sharing for building heating and new meeting-room chairs.
The Pennridge Regional Police Commission met on May 28, 2025, at the Pennridge Regional Police Headquarters in Sellersville and approved a consent agenda that included payment of bills totaling $150,377.22.
Chief Paul T. Dickinson Jr. addressed the commission about anticipated changes in how crimes are committed and said the department will need to adjust how it deploys resources in the coming years to respond to community growth. He presented this as a planning concern for future staffing and operational decisions.
Commissioner Jay Keyser asked the chief to gather information about purchasing new chairs for the meeting room and pressed for East Rockhill and West Rockhill to split heating-system costs 50%–50%, noting the municipalities’ joint ownership of the building. The request was presented as a budget and facilities item for intermunicipal coordination.
Solicitor Matthew Hoover reported no items to bring before the commission at this meeting. No members of the public spoke during the two public-comment periods.
On a motion by Commissioner Jay Keyser, seconded by Commissioner Hal Schirmer, the commission voted to adjourn into executive session to discuss personnel matters; the meeting was adjourned at 5:24 p.m. The consent agenda approval and the motion to adjourn were recorded as passed with all present voting in favor.
The agenda items approved under the consent agenda were: the April 23, 2025 meeting minutes; the May 28, 2025 financial report; payment of bills totaling $150,377.22; and the April 2025 Chief's Report. The commission indicated it would address personnel matters in the closed executive session announced at the meeting.
